Ahead of his May 3 challenge of RING/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marcos Maidana has solid support of his Argentine contemporaries, who believe he has what it takes to defeat “Money.”

No less than 18 RING-rated fighters were in action over the past two weeks, including RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and two young welterweight standouts, Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, who advanced in the 147-pound rankings.

John Molina and his trainer Joe Goossen spoke to RingTV’s Dominic Verdin after Molina’s thrilling loss to Lucas Matthysse. “He fought a great, brave, tremendous fight where he put his heart on the line and gave everything he had,” said Goossen.

Undefeated welterweight contender Keith Thurman spoke to ringside media after his thrid-round stoppage of Julio Diaz on April 26. Junior welterweight bombers Lucas Matthysse and John Molina also spoke to boxing writers about their Fight of the Year candidate.

RingTV spoke to welterweight contender Keith Thurman and veteran Julio Diaz about their April 26 Showtime-televised main event at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Thurman respects Diaz but says “expect a knockout.” RingTV also spoke to Lucas Matthysse about his co-feature bout vs. John Molina, who says fans can expect an “explosive fight.”

Julio Diaz, John Molina and Jerry Belmontes know they aren’t the favorites in their matchups on Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader but the battle-tested “B-sides” have upset the odds before and believe they can do so again.